Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-12-16

point. The roads are in good condition,
being bare Of snow in most places. With
December rapidly skipping into the past
the winter is cut short at the front end,
any way. Very little hay has been fed to
stock, 80 far.
Citizens of Emmons County who visit
Bismarck will want to deal with gro-
Gerry firm that has reputation for fair
dealing. George Jennings, corner Main
and Fifth streets, sells nothing but pure
goods and at lowest rates. McCrory &
Co., butchers and general meat Dealers
occupy the same building and Emmons
County people all know that "Mc" will
do the fair thing by them in all dealings.
John Shermer, of the Livona neighbor-
hood. heard terrible commotiou in his
poultry house. one night recently, and,
arming himself with repeating rifle.
shotgun, revolver, pilchfork, hay
knife, and stuffed club, he and COM
panion advanced to meet the foe. A big
wildcat was hard at work on the fowls.
A lucky stab with the fork pinned the
marauder fast and the attacking party
then finished him with the war club. The
animal had killed eight turkeys and fif-
teen chickens.
| The other day, says the Yankton Press,
q Russian family from the Bon Homme
region occupied seats in the west bound
train through Yankton, They had left
their Dakota home and gone to Califor-
mia with the purpose of remaining per-
manently. A week sufficed to convince
them that there was something to live for
in this world besides orange groves and
sand. They turned their noses Dakota
ward and fastened back to their Bon
Homme County home. The hcad of the
family said the experience had cost him
| 5000.
Darlington News: For what do the
thousands Of west-bound emlgrants go to
Washington territory? Butter and eggs
are being shipped at profit from Dakota
to the coast tho Jamestown Alert Says,
and gives the fact of actual shipment
from that city. Mr.. Peter Fried, of
Stutsman county, has letter from a
friend who writes that he would prefer
three days of Dakota blizzard to one day
of cold rain such as he is experiencing in
Washington territory The products, he
says, consist of little patches Of six or
seven acres, here and there, cultivated in
orchards and hops.
Sheep raising, says an exchange, is fast
becoming one OF the leading industries of
Dakota, as will be seen by the recent re-
port on wool issued by the bureau of sta
tistics. showing a rapid increase in this
territory. In 1860 there were but 1913
sheep in the whole territory. In 1870
there were 1901 and the wool clip was
$3.50 pounds. In 1883 the number of
sheep was 100000; in 1884, 1872, 900; in
1885, 1S3,820; in 1886, 1853, and the
present year, to June 30, the estimate is
50,0 900 sheep brought into the territory in
the last four months. ...
It's all very fine during winter in Da-
kota to pine for warmer regions and say
we are going to California. Texas, or
somewhere south. But go and spend q
y summer among the fever heats Of d
+ scorchipg tropical sun, termented by day
J. by myriads of stinglng, biting insects
and flies, Kissing serpents lying along
= your path wherever you turn, where
} deadly centipedes, tarantulas and scor
pions hold first mortgage on every
:. dwelling and insist on sharing your bed
t and it won't be long until you will vel
, come a Dakota blizzard as an angel u
, mercy sent from heaven.--Valley Cit,
y Times Record.
a Robert Dickson bought pony from L
H, Lilly the other day. A day or twe
: afterward Robert, with troubled couu
. tenance, said to Eugene Waldrotf: Il
d Gamma max my nag eat meat he's th
' deil's ain beaslie." you don't give hin
Q meat?" said Eugene. "Ah wee, but
a dc. Don't We ken that meats good TO
8 horse? It loosens his hide an II gi
him shiny coat" said Robert. 1t cam
;, out afterward that L. H., when dispesinl
:, OF the cayuse, had answered the purchas
= er's remark that the pony was "a hi
thin" by saying, "You feed him som
meat for week or two and it IL make
, big difference in him."
" There is a blgm outhed, long -legge
dend-beat who resides not many mile
;, from Williamsport, and who is chief
), remarkable for being too lazy to wor
= and for having once put in winter o
:, rutabagas. Last Monday morning tn
big mouth and the long tongue wer
:, wagging as usual about people better i
=, every way than the owner of the sal
mouth and tongue. The sin of dancln
and kick regarding the recent party {
- the schoolhouse were the subjects of hi
l. DISCOURSE. $3.50. Before night the aforssai
grumbler was caught stealing hay from
Is citizen of Buroak Township. 80. .Furthe
comment is unnecessary.
, The RECORD is requested to state ths
- efforts are being made to have Sunday
school entertainment on the evening c
i Saturday, Dec. "a. and Christmas TIRE
III for the little folks. 1t is desired that pi
~ rents and friends who intend giving pre-!
81 ents to the little ones send them in in tin
g. to have them placed upon the tree. Pre-
d. ents should be directed in care of Mi
a. Stella Edick, and left at Mr.. Cennor
~ atOrp To prpveut mistakes each nurc